7th Circ. Backs Arbitrator's Finding That Ill. Hotel Flouted CBA

By Emily Brill

A Chicago hotel can't duck an arbitrator's finding that it needed to employ union workers while operating as a migrant shelter, a Seventh Circuit panel ruled, rejecting the hotel's argument that the arbitration award wasn't grounded in the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.

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7th Circ. Backs Printing Co. In $265M ESOP Sale Fight

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit won't revive a lawsuit claiming a printing company's directors and employee stock ownership plan trustee illegally undersold the business into private equity for $265 million, saying a lower court made no clear errors in throwing out the case.

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Masonry Co. Owner To Pay $7.2M Over Amtrak Bribery Plot

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The owner of an Illinois-based masonry contracting company who last year pled guilty to conspiring to bribe an Amtrak employee to get favorable contract terms for the renovation of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station has agreed to pay more than $7.2 million to resolve civil claims stemming from the scheme, prosecutors said.

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AGs Say DOJ Suit Would 'Upend' Atty Discipline System

By Phillip Bantz

Attorneys general in 20 states have raised alarms over the U.S. Department of Justice's "unprecedented effort" to halt a disciplinary case in D.C. against former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Clark, warning the Trump administration is trying to "upend a centuries-old system of attorney discipline" and put federal government lawyers beyond the reach of local disciplinary authorities.

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More Urban Hospitals Challenge HHS Medicare Wage Index

By Hailey Konnath

Dozens of urban-area hospitals have filed another suit over the Health and Human Services wage index methodology for Medicare reimbursements, claiming the calculation was flawed between 2019 and 2023 and they are owed "prompt" payment to remediate the incorrect calculations.

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Wis. Village Can't Void Tribal Land Trust Order, 7th Circ. Told

By Crystal Owens

The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking the Seventh Circuit to reject a Wisconsin village's appeal that seeks to undo the agency's decision to place 500 acres into trust for the Oneida Nation, arguing that the municipality can't overcome Congress' power to regulate Indian affairs.

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EY Sued Over Breach Targeting Client Tax, Financial Info

By Gina Kim

An Ernst & Young customer's personal, financial and tax information might have been compromised after it was determined cybercriminals accessed a third-party support ticket system used by EY's IT staff, he said in a proposed class action in New York federal court Monday.

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BofA Agrees To Pay $4.3M To Settle Unused Vacation Pay Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

Bank of America agreed to a $4.3 million deal to end claims that it didn't pay out unused vacation time for thousands of workers, though the settlement hit a minor setback when a federal judge ruled the plaintiffs set a hearing date too soon after filing their preliminary approval motion.

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Latham, Cooley Steer $1.5B Tempus Cancer Testing Deal

By Al Barbarino

Chicago-based Tempus AI said Monday it has agreed to acquire cancer diagnostics company Personalis in a deal with an enterprise value of about $1.5 billion, with Latham & Watkins LLP and Cooley LLP advising, respectively.

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Littler Adds Ex-EEOC Litigator To Chicago Office

By Patrick Hoff

Littler Mendelson PC has added a former Jackson Lewis PC attorney with two decades of experience as a litigator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a shareholder in its Chicago office, the firm announced Monday.

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How Competitive Is Your Pay? Last Call To Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Caused 'Chaos' With Deal, Jury Hears

By Cara Salvatore

The former chief financial officer of Patriot National Inc. testified to a Florida jury on Tuesday that "chaos" broke loose as funds that Simpson Thacher helped steward for the insurance services company hit public markets and executives found out that its terms differed from their understanding of them.

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Dems Press Skadden On Trump Pro Bono Pact, Intel Deal Work

By Lauren Berg

A group of Democrats demanded Tuesday that Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration in light of allegations the firm advised both Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce when the administration received a 10% company stake.

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Blanche Denies Conflict With Family's Firearms Company

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has close ties through his wife's family to a gun manufacturer that does federal contracting, but he told senators in questions following his confirmation hearing there is no conflict of interest, despite his service on a Justice Department task force aimed at rolling back gun control initiatives around the country.

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Trump, DOJ Sued For Firing Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Bonnie Eslinger

Roger Rogoff, a former Washington state judge who was sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney last week and then swiftly fired by the Trump administration, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, saying their "attempt to fire him cannot stand."

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Reagan-Appointed NC Federal Judge To Take Senior Status

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Terrence William Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina plans to take senior status — a form of semi-retirement that gives federal judges a reduced caseload — at a date yet to be determined, according to a recent update from the federal judiciary.

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Senate Confirms Trade Court Pick Despite Past GOP Posts

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday evening to confirm Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, to the U.S. Court of International Trade, who said during her confirmation in March she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republicans, including Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and the late Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

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Bronx Public Defenders Set Strike Deadline

By Emily Sawicki

More than 300 unionized workers at legal aid organization The Bronx Defenders are set to walk out on July 27 if they cannot agree on a contract with the legal nonprofit's management, according to a Tuesday announcement.

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